Ahmet Ali Çelikten
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title:
Ahmet Ali Çelikten
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Ahmet Ali Çelikten, also known as Izmirli Ali Ahmet, was a Turkish aviator of Afro-Turkish descent regarded as the first black pilot in history. He was one of the first black men to become a fighter pilot, receiving his "wings" in 1914. He was one of the few black pilots in World War I, similar to African American Eugene Jacques Bullard, William Robinson Clarke from Jamaica, Pierre Réjon from Martinique and Domenico Mondelli from Eritrea. Ahmet's maternal grandmother was born in Bornu and was br
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First black pilot in history (Afro-Turk aviator)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmet_Ali_%C3%87elikten
date created:
2011-03-07T15:36:13Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T04:04:29Z
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